Analysis of Adaptation 2 Iago and Cassio first scene Act 1

Another performance that I chose was the very first scene from the Othello movie in which you see Cassio and Iago talking in the streets. Cassio and Iago are discussing how Othello has given a higher ranking position to someone else instead of giving it to Iago. The scene continues with them yelling in front of Desdemona’s father house and implying to her father that Desdemona is with Othello with a moor. Me reading the scene and than actually viewing it was so different than I expected. In my eyes the whole scene looks better on screen because I was able to see the emotions and characteristics of Cassio and Iago. In the screen performance when Cassio and Iago are speaking to Desdemonas father Iago never shows his face, he stays hidden behind a wooden log but tells Cassio certain things to say. That particular part I found to be important because at that very moment you can notice that Iago has the characteristics of a controller, he’s like a king that uses his pawns. Straight from the start Iago gives the audience a villainous atmosphere.

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